30 Dazzling Star Trail Photos to Calm Your Mind

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By Laura Vitto2013-08-17 16:30:44 UTC

There's a reason Van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" — a twinkling sky is arguably one of the most stunning sights the Universe can offer.

Photographers are finding other ways to pay homage the night sky's beauty quite like Van Gogh did. Star trail photos are shot using a long exposure to capture the constellations' apparent movements as a result of the Earth's rotation.

See also: Amazing NASA Video Shows Star Trails From Space

The result of this long, painstaking process? Gorgeous and mesmerizing images of stars moving through the night.

Check out 30 of our favorite stunning and zen-inducing star trail photos to calm your mind.

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Homepage Image: Flickr, Mads & Trine

Topics: nature, photography, Pics, space, Star Trails, Watercooler